Great British Menu (2006)

Name: Great British Menu
Genre: Reality-TV
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Andi Oliver

Reality-TV

Britain's top chefs compete for the chance to cook a four-course banquet for a high-profile figure.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (555 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 10
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Andi Oliver Self - Presenter

Seasons

Season 5 (2010)

8.06 avg 45 episodes 7.2 → 8.4 32 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Scotland Starter	7.2	8
2	Scotland Fish	7.6	7
3	Scotland Main	8.0	6
4	Scotland Dessert	8.0	6
5	Scotland Judging	8.2	6
6	North West Starter	7.8	6
7	North West Fish	8.0	6
8	North West Main	8.2	6
9	North West Dessert	8.2	6
10	North West Judging	8.2	6
11	Central Starter	8.0	6
12	Central Fish	7.8	6
13	Central Main	8.0	6
14	Central Dessert	8.0	6
15	Central Judging	8.0	6
16	South West Starter	8.0	6
17	South West Fish	8.0	6
18	South West Main	8.0	6
19	South West Dessert	8.2	6
20	South West Judging	8.0	6
21	Wales Starter	8.2	6
22	Wales Fish	8.0	6
23	Wales Main	7.7	7
24	Wales Dessert	7.8	6
25	Wales Judging	8.2	6
26	North East Starter	8.0	6
27	North East Fish	7.8	6
28	North East Main	8.2	5
29	North East Dessert	8.2	5
30	North East Judging	8.4	5
31	Northern Ireland Starter	8.0	5
32	Northern Ireland Fish	8.4	5
33	Northern Ireland Main	8.2	5
34	Northern Ireland Dessert	8.4	5
35	Northern Ireland Judging	8.2	5
36	London and South East Starter	8.0	6
37	London and South East Fish	8.2	5
38	London and South East Main	8.0	5
39	London and South East Dessert	8.2	5
40	London and South East Judging	8.4	5
41	Final Starter	7.3	6
42	Final Fish	8.4	5
43	Final Main	8.4	5
44	Final Dessert	8.4	5
45	Banquet	8.4	5

Season 7 (2012)

8.16 avg 44 episodes 8.2 → 8.6 32 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Scotland Starter	8.2	5
2	Scotland Fish	8.2	5
3	Scotland Main	8.0	5
4	Scotland Dessert	7.8	5
5	Scotland Judging	8.0	5
6	Central Starter	8.2	5
7	Central Fish	8.0	5
8	Central Main	8.2	5
9	Central Dessert	8.2	5
10	Central Judging	8.2	5
11	North East Starter	7.6	5
12	North East Fish	7.8	5
13	North East Main	8.2	5
14	North East Dessert	8.2	5
16	Northern Ireland Starter	8.2	5
17	Northern Ireland Fish	8.0	5
18	Northern Ireland Main	8.2	5
19	Northern Ireland Dessert	8.4	5
20	Northern Ireland Judging	8.2	5
21	North West Starter	8.2	5
22	North West Fish	8.2	5
23	North West Main	8.2	5
24	North West Dessert	8.2	5
25	North West Judging	8.2	5
26	London and South East Starter	8.2	5
27	London and South East Fish	8.2	5
28	London and South East Main	8.2	5
29	London and South East Dessert	8.0	5
30	London and South East Judging	8.2	5
31	Wales Starter	8.2	5
32	Wales Fish	8.0	5
33	Wales Main	8.0	5
34	Wales Dessert	8.0	5
35	Wales Judging	8.2	5
36	South West Starter	8.2	5
37	South West Fish	8.2	5
38	South West Main	8.0	5
39	South West Dessert	8.2	5
40	South West Judging	8.2	5
41	Final Starter	8.4	5
42	Final Fish	8.4	5
43	Final Main	8.4	5
44	Final Dessert	8.4	5
45	Banquet	8.6	5

Season 11 (2016)

8.07 avg 6 episodes 7.7 → 8.5 35 min avg

Big finale

Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Scotland: Starter	7.7	7
2	Scotland Fish	8.2	5
3	Scotland Main	7.8	5
4	Scotland Dessert	8.0	5
5	Scotland Judging	8.2	5
45	Banquet	8.5	7

Season 12 (2017)

8.10 avg 22 episodes 8.2 → 8.0 29 min avg

Season 12 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	London and South East: Starter	8.2	7
2	London and South East Fish	8.0	5
3	London and South East Main	8.2	5
4	London and South East Dessert	8.2	5
5	London and South East Judging	7.2	7
6	South West Starter	8.2	5
7	South West Fish	8.2	6
8	South West Main	8.0	5
9	South West Dessert	8.2	5
10	South West Judging	8.0	5
11	North West Starter	8.2	5
12	North West Fish	8.2	5
13	North West Main	8.2	5
14	North West Dessert	8.2	5
15	North West Judging	8.2	5
16	North East Starter	8.2	6
17	North East Fish	8.2	6
18	North East Main	8.0	5
19	North East Dessert	8.0	5
20	North East Judging	8.2	6
21	Scotland Starter	8.2	5
22	Scotland Fish	8.0	5

Season 13 (2018)

8.07 avg 6 episodes 8.2 → 8.0 29 min avg

Consistent

Season 13 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	North East - Starter	8.2	6
2	North East - Fish	8.0	6
3	North East - Main	8.0	6
4	North East - Dessert	8.0	6
5	North East - Judging	8.2	6
6	London and South East - Starter	8.0	6

Season 15 (2020)

6.35 avg 6 episodes 6.0 → 6.2 59 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 15 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Central - Starter & Fish Courses	6.0	8
25	Finals - Starter	6.4	6
26	Finals - Fish	6.0	7
27	Finals - Main	7.3	8
28	Finals - Dessert	6.2	6
29	Banquet	6.2	8

Season 16 (2021)

7.66 avg 7 episodes 7.4 → 8.6 44 min avg

Season 16 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Central Starter & Fish Courses	7.4	7
2	Central - Main & Dessert Courses	7.6	7
3	Central - Judging	7.8	5
4	Scotland - Starter & Fish	6.2	5
5	Scotland - Main & Dessert	8.0	5
6	Scotland - Judging	8.0	5
7	London & The South East - Starter	8.6	5

Season 17 (2022)

7.57 avg 9 episodes 6.9 → 8.3 59 min avg

Season 17 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Central - Starter & Fish Courses	6.9	7
2	Central - Main & Dessert Courses	7.2	5
3	Central - Judging	7.2	5
5	North West Main and Dessert	7.2	5
6	North West Judging	7.2	5
10	London & South East - Starter & Fish Courses	8.2	5
11	London & South East - Main & Dessert Courses	8.1	7
12	London & South East - Judging	7.8	5
29	Finals - Banquet	8.3	6

Season 19 (2024)

8.06 avg 16 episodes 7.6 → 7.8 59 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 19 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	North East and Yorkshire - Starter and Fish Courses	7.6	10
2	North East and Yorkshire - Main and Dessert Courses	7.4	7
3	North East and Yorkshire - Judging	7.7	7
4	Central England: Starters and Fish	7.6	8
5	Central England: Mains and Puddings	8.1	8
6	Central England: Judging	7.7	7
7	London and South East England: Starters and Fish	7.6	7
8	London and South East England: Mains and Puddings	8.4	5
9	London and South East England: Judging	8.4	5
10	Scotland: Starters and Fish	8.4	5
11	Scotland: Mains and Puddings	8.6	5
12	Scotland: Judging	8.6	5
13	Wales: Starters and Fish	8.2	5
14	Wales: Mains and Puddings	8.4	5
15	Wales: Judging	8.4	5
22	South West England: Starters and Fish	7.8	5

Season 20 (2025)

7.64 avg 29 episodes 7.7 → 8.5 46 min avg

Season 20 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	North West England: Starters and Fish	7.7	9
2	North West England: Mains and Dessert	7.7	7
3	North West: Judging	7.7	7
4	South West England: Starter and Fish	7.4	7
5	South West England: Mains and Dessert	7.6	7
6	South West England: Judging	8.0	8
7	Scotland: Starter and Fish	7.6	7
8	Scotland: Mains and Dessert	7.4	7
9	Scotland: Judging	7.7	6
10	North East England and Yorkshire: Starter and Fish	7.8	6
11	North East England and Yorkshire: Mains and Dessert	7.7	6
12	North East England and Yorkshire: Judging	7.7	6
13	Wales: Starter and Fish	8.0	7
14	Wales: Mains and Dessert	8.0	7
15	Wales: Judging	7.7	6
16	Central and Eastern England: Starter and Fish	7.7	6
17	Central and Eastern England: Mains and Dessert	7.7	6
18	Central and Eastern England: Judging	7.7	6
19	Northern Ireland: Starter and Fish	7.3	6
20	Northern Ireland: Mains and Dessert	7.3	6
21	Northern Ireland: Judging	7.3	6
22	London and South East England: Starter and Fish	7.3	7
23	London and South East England: Mains and Dessert	7.6	5
24	London and South East England: Judging	7.0	5
25	The Finals: Starters	7.6	5
26	The Finals: Fish Course	7.0	5
27	The Finals: Main Course	8.0	5
28	The Finals: Dessert	8.0	5
29	Banquet Finale	8.5	6

Great British Menu (2006)

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